Plant husbandry – Water culture – apparatus or method – Cultivating chamber
Reexamination Certificate
2008-03-28
2010-11-02
Swiatek, Rob (Department: 3643)
Plant husbandry
Water culture, apparatus or method
Cultivating chamber
Reexamination Certificate
active
07823327
ABSTRACT:
A method and apparatus for germinating seeds is disclosed. In one embodiment, the apparatus comprises a plurality of translucent hollow spheres, each sphere having apertures there through for entry and egress of liquid and air, wherein each of the plurality of translucent hollow spheres includes soil and at least one of the seeds; a tray, for confining the spheres to an basin area within a periphery of the tray while permitting the spheres to roll on a rolling surface within the periphery of the tray; a platform; and a plurality of solenoids disposed on the platform for tilting the tray to displace the spheres, each solenoid having a shaft longitudinally extendable in a direction away from the platform upon activation of the solenoid and each shaft having an end distal from the solenoid coupled proximate to the periphery of the tray.
REFERENCES:
patent: 1637250 (1927-07-01), Ashing
patent: 4385468 (1983-05-01), Yoshiaki
Gates & Cooper LLP
Hayes Kirsten C
Swiatek Rob
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